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No. 2.
Caste of Persons admitted.
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Admissions and |
Hindoos. |
Mahomedans. |
Christians. |
Unknown. |
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Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
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Dullunda ... ... |
148 |
49 |
99 |
30 |
44 |
15 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Moydapore ... ... |
No admissions during the year. |
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Dacca ... ... ... |
67 |
10 |
43 |
3 |
23 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Patna ... ... ... |
64 |
13 |
50 |
12 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cuttack ... ... |
17 |
4 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total ... |
296 |
76 |
207 |
47 |
82 |
25 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
This shows many more Hindoos than Mahomedans amongst the admis-
sions. The proportionately greater number of Hindoo female inmates corres-
ponds pretty much with that of the males.
No. 3.
Criminal Lunatics admitted for the first time.
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Number. |
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Dullunda ... ... ... |
0 |
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Moydapore ... ... ... |
0 |
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Dacca ... ... ... ... |
7 |
|
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Patna ... ... ... ... |
8 |
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Cuttack ... ... ... ... |
1 |
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Total ... ... |
16 |
No. 4.
Forms of Insanity, 1867.
|
Total treated. |
Daily average strength. |
Delusional Insanity. |
Moral Insanity. |
Monomania. |
Mania, acute. |
Mania, chronic. |
Mania, recurrent. |
Melancholia. |
Dementia (from pro- |
Dementia, congenital. |
Dementia, Imbecility. |
Observations. |
Amentia. |
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Cuttack ... ... |
49 |
33 |
... |
... |
17 |
25 |
3 |
... |
1 |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
|
Dacca ... ... ... |
293 |
210 |
... |
3 |
18 |
10 |
179 |
... |
... |
... |
82 |
... |
... |
1 |
|
Dullunda ... ... |
394 |
220 |
2 |
... |
... |
116 |
208 |
... |
1 |
49 |
... |
12 |
6 |
... |
|
Moydapore ... ... |
17 |
10 |
... |
... |
... |
12 |
... |
... |
... |
5 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
Patna ... ... ... |
193 |
130 |
... |
10 |
9 |
97 |
24 |
17 |
3 |
30 |
1 |
... |
... |
2 |
|
Total ... |
946 |
603 |
2 |
13 |
44 |
260 |
414 |
17 |
5 |
84 |
86 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
Table 4.—Dr. Payne has altered his nomenclature somewhat, having
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